You and the right-wing sites are grossly misunderstanding the amendment and the reason for rejecting it. In no way, shape, or form were pedophiles being "protected".
The sites I was referring to were the ones used as sources.
The hate crimes bill specifies that "hate crimes" are crimes against the protected groups -- sex, color, religion, sexual orientation. The Democrats said there was no reason to tack on "excluding pedophiles" because pedophiles were -- obviously -- already not one of the protected groups.
It would be like tacking on an amendment to the Civil Rights Act to exclude pedophiles.
Pedophiles are not a protected group, it's that simple. Therefore hate crimes do not apply to them. A crime against a pedophile is just a regular crime, it is not a hate crime.
It is certainly NOT a widespread belief among liberals or anyone else, it is not considered so scientifically or by any dictionary definition, and it is certainly not considered so in any law protecting sexual orientation.
But there are others, whose sexual attraction to children seems to be hard wired. Dr James Cantor of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, Canada, has been using MRI scans to explore the brains of paedophiles. He says, “Paedophilia is a sexual orientation. Paedophilia is something that we are essentially born with, does not appear to change over time and it is as core to our being as any other sexual orientation is.”
Psychopaths are "mentally ill" and cannibals, pedophiles, and others are "just wired that way". These things may be true, but that doesn't mean they aren't a danger to society. Most people draw lines on these matters, but those that do draw lines are often ignorant of certain threats(usually from one of their own). No group is 100% safe from this crap.
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comeonpeople ago
You and the right-wing sites are grossly misunderstanding the amendment and the reason for rejecting it. In no way, shape, or form were pedophiles being "protected".
cantsleepawink ago
Please explain. I'm open to hearing your thoughts. (This is not a right-wing site, btw).
comeonpeople ago
The sites I was referring to were the ones used as sources.
The hate crimes bill specifies that "hate crimes" are crimes against the protected groups -- sex, color, religion, sexual orientation. The Democrats said there was no reason to tack on "excluding pedophiles" because pedophiles were -- obviously -- already not one of the protected groups.
It would be like tacking on an amendment to the Civil Rights Act to exclude pedophiles.
Pedophiles are not a protected group, it's that simple. Therefore hate crimes do not apply to them. A crime against a pedophile is just a regular crime, it is not a hate crime.
cantsleepawink ago
Pedophilia is described in the liberal world as a sexual orientation.
comeonpeople ago
There may be some idiots somewhere who say that.
It is certainly NOT a widespread belief among liberals or anyone else, it is not considered so scientifically or by any dictionary definition, and it is certainly not considered so in any law protecting sexual orientation.
cantsleepawink ago
This is called grooming..from the Huff Post... He Is A Paedophile, But That Does Not Make Him A Child Molester
See where they are going with this ?
AmishMechWarrior ago
Psychopaths are "mentally ill" and cannibals, pedophiles, and others are "just wired that way". These things may be true, but that doesn't mean they aren't a danger to society. Most people draw lines on these matters, but those that do draw lines are often ignorant of certain threats(usually from one of their own). No group is 100% safe from this crap.